Totaling the unsustainable tax increases and windfall revenue during Pritzker Administration – Wirepoints
May 26, 2026
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With $162 billion more from taxpayers, couldn’t you deliver a few bond upgrades, too
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A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
Downtown is a ghost town now. The office buildings are mostly vacant. The Metra trains bringing in commuters are nearly empty, still, three months after the ‘stay at home’ order. Most of the storefronts are still partially boarded up, the courts are closed, and everyone who works from home is *dreading* returning to the office. Meanwhile, Cabelas in the suburbs are so busy that they are running low on camping gear and they are out of fishing bobbers. Everyone wants to fish and enjoy the fresh air! We all just accepted being crammed into the gross elevators and office buildings… Read more »